Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Is it not the case that money follows the patient in a situation where there is this level of chaos in accident and emergency units? The patients will walk out of public accident and emergency units, which are being slashed by cuts, and they will be encouraged to walk into private hospitals and public money will follow them. If the Minister wanted to do something about this and make some real savings-----

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